EcoWorld


  1. Sverdrups & Brine

    by Ed Ring on July 27, 2007

    A “Sverdrup,” named after the famed Norwegian geologist who defined this unit of measure, is the largest quantity commonly used to express volumes of water flow. Naturally, the highest volumes of water flowing on this planet are ocean currents, such as the Gulf Stream, which warms Europe and flows at a rate of of 30 [...]



  2. The Air Car

    by Ed Ring on July 23, 2007

    There is an interesting futurist website entitled “Evolution Shift” authored by David Houle that recently reported on “the Air Car.” If you haven’t yet heard of the Air Car, from Moteur Developpment International in France, you aren’t alone. We’d heard of MDI’s Air Car, but when we set out to really research the [...]



  3. The Double Standard

    by Ed Ring on July 18, 2007

    In the Kittitas Valley, about 12 miles northwest of Ellensburg, Washington, a 65 turbine windfarm is in the final stages of approval. This windfarm will consume 6,000 acres, nearly ten square miles, and given each turbine is atop a 410 foot tower, it is reasonable to assume these are going to be very large [...]



  4. Myers Freeway Capable NMG

    by Ed Ring on July 15, 2007

    What looks like a giant football helmet, has three wheels, seats one driver (with six cubic feet of cargo space), does 0-60 mph in 12.5 seconds with a top speed of 75 mph, and has a range of 30 miles?
    That would be the Myers Motors “NMG,” a nimble electric tricycle that is officially classified as [...]



  5. Later today, when somewhere in this world begins the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh year of the new millenium, the concert heard round the world will start, and global warming consciousness will continue to build. Now we have a pledge that all 2.0 billion likely listeners will be urged to [...]